Sanitary douche seat



Dec, 9, 1924.

R. A. PHILLIPS SANITARY DOUCHE SEAT Filed Sept. 24, 1923 iPatented Dec. 9, 192 i.

r" n it in ROBERT A. PHILLIPS, G1 TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS.

, SANITARY DOUCHE SEAT.

Application filled September 24, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that Bonner A. PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Taylorville, in the county of Christian and State of Illinois, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Douche Seats, of which the following is a speeiii ation.

This invention is a sanitary douche seat, and one object thereof is to provide a seat which may be detachably and adjustably mounted upon any ordinary toilet bowl and seat, so that the waste matter may be readily disposed of.

A further object is to provide a seat suiliciently elevated that there will be no cramping of the body, and the organs will remain in a state of relaxation, and thus render the douche fully effective.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the de vice as attached to a toilet bowl;

Figure 2 is a side elevation;

Figure 3 is a top view;

Figure 4: is a detail of one of the three adjustable hooks for engaging the rim of the toilet bowl and seat, for supporting the legs of the seat.

The invention includes a douche seat 1 which may be made of any suitable material and in any conventional form. In the form show-n in the drawing, this seat is formed with a frontal crotch 2 and is concaved to fit the torso of the body. A bad: bar 3 is mounted transversely at the rear edge of the douche seat 1 and is made long enough to more than span the opening 4: in the toilet seat 5 when the latter is raised, and so that the ends of the bar 3 will have a hearing at the points 6 against the said elevated toilet seat. A rear leg 7 is hinged at 8 medially to the cross bar 3, while its other end is extended vertically down and is pierced with a series of adjustment holes 9. An adjustable hook 10 is adapted to releasably engage the lower end of the leg 1 through the holes 9, by means of a bolt and thumb nut 11. The hook 10 is adapted to set upon the inner rim of the toilet seat 5 at the point 12. Thus an adjustable vertical support is afforded for the rear side of the douche seat 1.

i imilarly, two front legs 13 are hinged at I l: to the front corners of the douche seat 1, and extend down and are provided with serial No. 664,423.

adjustment holes 9 for engaging the adjustable hooks 10 by means of bolts and thumb nuts ii, manner similar to the rear leg 7. The i out adjustment hooks 10 rest upon the rim o3! the toilet bowl 15. Through the a justable features of the logs, the douche seat may be raised or lowered to suit the user; and the legs being hinged to the douche seat, the device may be removed from the toilet bowl and folded up compactly when not in use.

Of course, by making the douche seat proper suiliciently wide across the back edge span the opening of the toilet seat, the back bar 3 may be dispensed with and the rear leg "2' may be made adjustable at its upper end with the douche seat, if preferred, and have in that event a rigid connection with the hook 10 at the lower end. From the foregoing description the use and advantages of the improved douche seat are apparent, and while I have herein described a certain speciilc manner and method of constructing the elements of my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a toilet bowl and seat, the latter being elevated; a douche seat, the same comprising a douche seat proper having a crotch cut in the front thereof; a back bar transversely mounted at the rear edge thereof with its ends adapted to bear against the toilet seat; a rear leg hinged medially to the back bar and having a series of adjustment holes in its lower end; an adjustable heel: for engaging the series of holes in the rear leg and adapted to set upon the inner rim of the toilet seat; front legs hinged to the front corners of the di'suche seat and having a series of adjustment holes in their lower ends; and adjustable hooks for engaging the holes in the lower ends of the front legs and the rim of the toilet bowl.

2. In combination with a toilet bowl and seat, the latter being elevated; a douche seat adapted to be supported by the toilet bowl and seat; the same comprising a douche seat proper adapted at its rear edge to bear against the toilet seat; a rear leg extended from the back of the douche seat and releasably engaging the toilet seat; and front legs hinged to the douche seat; and means legsextending from the front corners of for adjnstably and releasably connecting the the douche seat and releasably engaging the rear leg with the toilet seat, and the front toilet bowl. legs with the toilet bowl.

5 In combination *ith a toilet bowl and In testimony whereof I afiix my signature seat, the latter being elevated; a douche seat, the same comprising a seating element ROBERT A. PHILLIPS. having a frontal crotch and adapted at its W 1tnesses: rear edge to extend across and bear against F. C. ACHE BAOH,

10 the toilet seat; a rear leg and two front VALTER AGHENBACH. 

